

US/EU Route
EU Route
Exports to Iceland:
Household goods, automobile parts, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, groceries and produce, paint, hunting equipment, cardboard boxes, candy, squid for bait, newsprint, automobiles, heavy equipment, electronicsExports to Newfoundland:
Household goods, automobiles, equipment for heavy construction, automobile parts, squid for baitExports to northern Europe:
Processed lobsters, frozen scallops, scrap metal, chocolate, automobiles, wood stoves, pleasure boatsImports from Iceland:
Frozen cod and haddock, fresh lamb, bottled water, kryolite, food processing machinery, fish heads for lobster baitImports from northern Europe:
Frozen haddock and cod, frozen salmon, chocolate, wood stoves, machineryPopulation
1,329,000
Maine
Iceland
322,000
Land Area (sq. mi.)
30,843
Maine
Iceland
38,706
Population density
43
Maine
Per square mile
Iceland
Per square mile
8.3
Coastline (m)
3,500
Maine
Iceland
3,088
Gross product
$53.6 B
Maine
Gross state product
Iceland
Gross domestic product
$13 B
Norse explorers?
1000* AD
Maine
Iceland
800 AD
Unemployment
6.9%
Maine
July 2013
Iceland
July 2013
3.1%
Average High in July
81°
Maine
Portland
Iceland
Reykjavik
56°
Average Low in January
14°
Maine
Portland
Iceland
Reykjavik
28°
Hours daylight 12/22
8:55
Maine
Portland
Iceland
Reykjavik
4:07
Hours daylight 6/22
15:22
Maine
Portland
Iceland
Reykjavik
21:08
Median Age
43.5
Maine
Iceland
35.9
Birth rate
9.6
Maine
2011 est.
Iceland
2013 est.
13.15
Population growth
.049%
Maine
2012 est.
Iceland
2013 est.
.66%
Life expectancy
79.2
Maine
Iceland
81.1
Adult obesity
28.4%
Maine
2012 est.
Iceland
2008 est.
23.2%
Fishing catch
144,243
Maine
Live tonnes, 2012 est.
Iceland
Live tonnes, 2011 est.
1,148,867
Fjords
1
Maine
Iceland
(at least)
24
Maine, Iceland & Eimskip at a glance
An Icelandic shipping company’s desire for a new, closer U.S. port of call has opened up new economic possibilities for Maine and Portland. Eimskip’s shipping routes create a direct link between Maine and European markets, and is expected to revive a once-booming cargo operation on the Portland waterfront.
SOURCE: staff research, eimskip.com
INTERACTIVE: T.E.D. Andrick